Tag Archives: resources

Point Smart, Click Safe

Posted on November 3, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

  Here is another Internet safety resource – Point Smart, Click Safe.  They have information about parental control software, online safety tips and other resources.  Check the video section for PSA’s.

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Veropedia

Posted on October 29, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Veropedia has almost 4000 “verofied” entries in wiki format.  Here is the first paragraph from their “about” page. Veropedia is a collaborative effort by a group of Wikipedians to collect the best of Wikipedia’s content, clean it up, vet it, … Continue reading →

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Splashcast

Posted on October 27, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Here is another tool that you can use to publish your PowerPoint with audio.  SplashCast does it all. The SplashCast service enables anyone to create streaming media ‘channels’ that mix together video, music, photos, narration, text, as well as RSS … Continue reading →

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Colr

Posted on October 22, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Looking for a color scheme based on the pictures in your project?  Colr.org can help. Upload your picture to Flickr.  Then go to the Colr site and copy the URL of your picture into the color schedule creator.  Mouse-over the … Continue reading →

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Recording A Podcast

Posted on October 16, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

I have some students interested in doing a podcast, and the first question is, “how do we make the MP3 file?” When I was a kid, everyone used cassette tapes to record almost all non-professional audio.  The recorders were cheap, so … Continue reading →

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